Sonny Fulks is a graduate of Ohio State University where he pitched four varsity seasons for the Buckeyes from 1971 through 1974. He furthered his baseball experience as a minor league umpire for seven seasons, working for the Florida State League (A), the Southern League (AA), and the American Association (AAA). He has written for numerous websites, and for the past fourteen years has served as columnist and photo editor for The Gettysburg Magazine, published by the University of Nebraska Press, in Lincoln Nebraska. His interests include history, support for amateur baseball, the outdoors, and he has a music degree from Ohio State University.
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Tuesday, 28 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

What’s Relevant About Sports, And Live While You Can…?

A mini-fest of commentary on four points, about sports as a priority, athletes and when they become a priority, and the convenience of priorities, yours and mine. Enjoy your Wednesday with a read from Press Pros.
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Monday, 27 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

Meeting A Hall Of Famer…Warren Spahn On Pitching

Forty years after the fact, I still have the notes from a conversation with whom many say was the best left-handed pitcher in the history of baseball.  His opinions pitching, and how to teach it, will make you shake your head. A good read about one of baseball's best...in today's Press Pros.
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Saturday, 25 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

The Bear Story Is True…And The Taxpayer’s Ultimate Reprisal

Some weekend commentary and catchup from those who wrote to share their own version of a funny story...and from one who wrote, “Why are we paying so much for something we’re not getting?” Read more in the latest Press Pros feature.
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Monday, 20 July 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features

On Sports, Schools, Covid, and Who’s Lying…

After five months of scientific inconsistency and political maneuvering over a germ, I’m to the point of wanting to know, yes...and the only person left to trust is myself. Read more in today's inside feature.
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Saturday, 18 July 2020 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes, ‘Family’, Friends Honor Zach Farmer

Five years ago Piketon, Ohio and the Ohio State Buckeyes lost pitcher Zach Farmer to cancer.  Saturday, both came together to ensure that his legacy, his attitude, and a work in his honor will never be forgotten. Read about it in today's Press Pros.